Daughter comes up with creative solution after controlling mom puts AirTag on her backpack

It's natural for parents to worry about their kids' safety, but some can be overbearing, not giving their kids enough space. Some even go to extreme lengths to track their kids. Reddit user u/crowlexing shared a story about his control freak ex, who put an AirTag on their daughter's backpack when she went on a trip with him. What happened next had the community in stitches.

The dad explained that he shares custody of his daughter with his ex, who demands to know her every move, especially when she's with him. The teen daughter is also fed up with her controlling mother, who uses various apps to track her, though the teen knows how to disable them. The situation escalated when the dad and daughter went on a camping trip, joined by his new partner and her kids.

"I told the ex exactly where we were camping and our planned travel route. My daughter had had enough of the control and texts and turned off her phone as we left for the trip. We had to detour a bit due to roadworks and soon I got a text from the ex demanding to know where we were going and why our daughter wasn't responding. I was surprised she knew we were off track a bit," the post continued. "Once we get to camp, we go looking and, sure enough, find an AirTag hidden in my daughter's bag."

The dad and daughter duo were both annoyed with her actions and were almost going to dump it in the garbage. But then they changed their mind and decided to prank the mom. "We were camping in a small town with a post office. We bought a large potato on which my daughter drew an angry face. Put the tag and the potato inside a sealed post bag and post it to her mother," the dad wrote. They camped for six days in the area while the mom continued to bombard them with texts, asking for their whereabouts.

The best part was the results. The daughter called her dad days later to inform him that the package was delivered and she’d been grounded. The potato had rotted, and the AirTag fell out when the mom opened it. "I wish I had been there to see her face. It was worth the grounding. The ex still tries to control and track my kids but doesn't have much luck," the post concluded. The Reddit community was cheering on how well the hilarious petty revenge was executed.

u/lapsteelguitar applauded, "Now that is freaking funny. Seriously, it was 100% appropriate. Nothing damaged. Nobody hurt. Okay, the potato made a mess, but that was not part of the plan. Just plain bad luck. I suppose you could have put it on a truck bound for?" u/Atlas-Scrubber wondered, "I am curious if this is even legal for your ex to do. While she is in your care, the ex doesn't have a say - at least, I wouldn't think so. I am not a lawyer, so take this as a question." u/Helpful_Hour1984 suggested, "Good one, kudos! If your daughter finds another AirTag, tape it to a long-distance bus or train. That'll freak out mommy dearest." 

u/2Dfruity added, "I will never understand parents like that. What does your ex think your daughter is going to do? Run away in the middle of the woods and join a beaver-worshiping murder cult? GPS tagging your kids is a surefire way to at least get them to run far away when they're adults. Then your ex will be convinced they did join a beaver-worshiping murder cult and she was right all along. No, I'm totally not speaking from experience."